The Red Sox agreed to a two-year pact with Tim Wakefield today and made the deal right at deadline time. The Red Sox did not reveal terms of the deal but there are reports from both WEEI and ESPN that indicate Wakefield's deal is worth a guaranteed $7 million.

The New York Yankees will celebrate with the public on Friday, November 7 at 11am and the NYC.gov site gave away 500 tickets to some very lucky fans. Mayor Michael Bloomberg will present keys to the city to the Yankees at the ceremony, which begins Friday at 1 p.m. after the ticker-tape parade.

Not only are the New York Yankees on top with their World Series 2009 win over the Phillies, they are also at the top of the MLB payroll list. The 2009 payrolls and average salaries of the 30 major league baseball teams show that the New York Yankees are at the very top of the list.

The New York Yankees won the 2009 World Series and the amazing statistics of NY Yankees Hideki Matsui made him the MVP. Dubbed in the news as "Statsui", Hideki Matsui is the first Japanese-born player to win the MVP trophy for the Most Valuable Player of the World Series. Hideki Matsui had 6 RBIs in game six of World Series 2009.

Apparently the Philadelphia Inquirer is positive that the Philadephia Phillies are going to win the World Series. A day after the Yankees took a 3-1 lead in the World Series, The Philadelphia Inquirer ran an ad from the Macy's retail chain congratulating the Phillies on winning back-to-back championships. Could be that someone at the Philadelphia Inquirer is a clairvoyant...or extremely embarassed.

New York natives JAY-Z and Alicia Keys will perform their hit single "Empire State Of Mind," on the field at Yankee Stadium prior to Game One of the 2009 World Series on Wednesday, October 28. Following their performance, Keys will sing the national anthem at the first game of the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies.

Baseball analyst Steve Phillips was fired by ESPN on Sunday night, less than a week after he admitted having an affair with a production assistant Brooke Hundley at the cable network. When Steve Phillips came clean about his affair with 22-year-old Brooke Hundley it became a media frenzy. ESPN decided it was time to separate itself from Steve Phillips infidelity issues and fired him.

The opening game for the 2009 World Series at Yankee Stadium will have a special guest. George Steinbrenner, 79, has been in declining health in recent years and has not been at a game in the Bronx since the home opener in April, but he will attend the series opener on October 28.

The 2009 World Series schedule has officially been announced and the first game will be played on October 28 in New York. The 105th edition of The World Series will be a best-of-seven playoff between the Philadelphia Phillies, champions of the National League, and the New York Yankees, champions of the American League. For the first time ever, the World Series is scheduled to end in November.

The die-hard Yankee fans left Yankee stadium early Sunday morning tired, wet and victorious. Their beloved New York Yankees had just won game 2 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) against the Angels in a thriller.